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Aviation Safety Technician
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 8 days ago
Hybrid Linthicum Heights, MD $64K – $92K Apply by Sep 16, 2026 Compliance Inspection And Support ESTJINTJISTJISTP Trades
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Incumbent serves as an Aviation Safety Technician (AST) providing technical support to Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASI's) and the public. Performs or assists with a wide range of certification, surveillance, and investigation duties requiring research and evaluation in accordance with current FAA safety directives/orders. The duty location for this position is Linthicum Heights, MD.
What You'll Do
- →Provides expert technical knowledge and support to aviation safety inspectors, the general public, stakeholders, and airmen regarding a wide variety of aviation-related topics.
- →Extracts safety data and information from FAA records to identify trends for items that affect aviation safety and enters technical findings in agency approved databases.
- →This individual will provide technical assistance and/or support with certification, surveillance, investigation, and/or enforcement, examples include, but are not limited to: Certification Support Provides technical support to ASI's during certification of operators and air agencies.
- →Reviews airmen certification files, submitted by designees for accuracy.
- →Reviews inspection authorization files for renewal eligibility.
- →Conducts Operational Color Vision Tests.
- →Reviews designee management system to determine renewal eligibility.
- →Compiles data for technical reports.
- →Surveillance Support Assists ASI's with surveillance of aviation events.
- →Assists in drafting and issuing waivers and authorizations.
- →Investigation Support Drafts Enforcement Investigative Reports (EIR) for review and final approval by an ASI.
- →Acts as the Point of Contact (POC) for safety assets (PPE) related to accident investigations.
- →Enforcement Support Incumbent will be responsible for enforcement functions including conducting violations, voluntary disclosure, suspect illegal charters, incidents, navigation and altitude deviation investigations.
- →Other Provides technical support for special inspections, including a variety of the functions described in the previous paragraphs.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓Education is not qualifying and may not be substituted for experience.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 830ae94f-6702-4648-9b2e-7fb59adc93f9
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